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Reasons to use our Thornton Cleveleys conveyancing solicitors

  • 1 Using a a family Solicitor generally results in a more personal touch. When using a large conveyancing firm, you tend to be looked after by a team of people who who update you by determining whether the ‘computers says no’.
  • 2 The Thornton Cleveleys conveyancing firms that are listed are committed to supplying the most cost, efficient and transparent conveyancing service to home buyers, sellers and remortgagors in Thornton Cleveleys
  • 3 Over the years Thornton Cleveleys solicitor have established very good links with Thornton Cleveleys local estate agents, banks, building societies, landlords and property developers enabling them to liaise at speed with all parties involved in the process of handling your house sale or purchase in Thornton Cleveleys.
  • 4 Thornton Cleveleys conveyancers work in conjunction with Thornton Cleveleys estate agents, developers, surveyors, mortgage companies and other professionals to ensure that a quality service is offered to home movers every step of the way, with the aim of reducing administrative burdens and transaction times
  • 5 Personal touch and a wealth of experience are key benefits that you should look for when selecting conveyancing solicitors. Thornton Cleveleys home moves can become significantly more protracted due to poor communication between all the parties. The lawyers we work with endeavour to make sure that the lines of communication are open and act on arising issues and developments quickly.

Examples of recent conveyancing in Thornton Cleveleys since August 2025*

Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Thornton Cleveleys

As a first time buyer what is the most important number one tip you can impart about purchase conveyancing in Thornton Cleveleys?

Not many law firms shout this from the rooftops but conveyancing in Thornton Cleveleys or throughout Lancashire is an adversarial experience. Put another way, when it comes to conveyancing there exists lots of room for friction between you and others involved in the transaction. E.g., the vendor, estate agent and on occasion the bank. Appointing a law firm for your conveyancing in Thornton Cleveleys should not be taken lightly as your conveyancer is your adviser, and is the SOLE person in the process whose role it is to look after your legal interests and to protect you.

We are witnessing a worrying ongoing adversarial element to conveyancing- someone has to be at fault for the process taking so long. We recommend that you your first instinct should be to trust your lawyer above all other players when it comes to the legal transfer of property.

Do commercial conveyancing searches disclose planned roadworks that could impact a commercial land in Thornton Cleveleys?

Its becoming the norm that commercial conveyancing solicitors in Thornton Cleveleys will carry out a SiteSolutions Highways report as it reduces the time that conveyancers invest in researching accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Thornton Cleveleys. The search result sets out definitive information on the adoption status of roads, footpaths and verges, as well as the implication of traffic schemes and the rights of way surrounding a commercial development sites in Thornton Cleveleys.

For every commercial conveyancing transaction in Thornton Cleveleys it is crucial to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. The absence of identifying developments where adoption procedures have not been addressed adequately could result in delays to Thornton Cleveleys commercial conveyancing deals as well as present a risk to future plans for the site. These searches are not ordered for domestic conveyancing in Thornton Cleveleys.

I used Wolstenholmes a few years ago for my conveyancing in Thornton Cleveleys. I now require my file however cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?

You should call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracing your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Thornton Cleveleys of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously retained, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

Over the last few months I have been searching for a ground for flat up to £305k and found one close by in Thornton Cleveleys I like with amenity areas and transport links nearby, the downside is that it's only got 61 years on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Thornton Cleveleys for this price, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake acquiring a lease with such few years left?

Should you require a home loan that many years may be an issue. Reduce the offer by the expected lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the current owner has owned the property for at least 2 years you could ask them to start the process of the extension and pass it to you. You can add 90 years to the existing lease and have £0 ground rent by law. You should consult your conveyancing lawyer regarding this matter.

My partner has suggested that I appoint his conveyancers in Thornton Cleveleys. Should I use them?

There are no two ways about it the best way to select a conveyancing solicitor is to have referrals from friends or relatives who have actually previously instructed the conveyancer that you are contemplating using.

Do online conveyancing organisations undertake everything a local Thornton Cleveleys solicitor does or must I use a solicitor for the final stages for my conveyancing in Thornton Cleveleys?

Where you choose an online conveyancer they should undertake all the work your Thornton Cleveleys solicitor would cover.

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Commercial Conveyancing solicitors in Thornton Cleveleys regulated by the SRA

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Thornton Cleveleys practicing in commercial conveyancing in Thornton Cleveleys. This will likely include advice on granting a lease to a commercial tenant
  • Haworth Brotherton, 6 Crescent East, Thornton-cleveleys, Lancashire, FY5 3LX
  • Blackburn & Co, 13-15 Preston Street, Fleetwood, Lancashire, FY7 6JD
  • Barrett Nelligan Solicitors Limited, 50 Adelaide Street, Fleetwood, Lancashire, FY7 6EE
  • Inghams, 32-38 North Albert Street, Fleetwood, Lancashire, FY7 6AW
  • Easthams Solicitors Limited, 292-302 Church Street, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY1 3QA

Planning law solicitors in Thornton Cleveleys regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

The list below is a non-comprehensive list of solicitors in Thornton Cleveleys specialising in planning law. The solicitors can give expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, including tree preservation orders
  • Planning And Law Limited, The Old Office, Grange Farm, Grange Road, Singleton, Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire, FY6 8LP

Home selling conveyancing in Thornton Cleveleys almost always entails the following:

  • Obtaining instructions from the appropriate parties
  • Collating the documents evidencing the title to the property
  • Drafting contract and related papers
  • Forwarding draft papers to the conveyancer representing the purchaser
  • Negotiating contracts and replying to supplemental questions from the purchaser’s conveyancer
  • Finalising the transfer document
  • Answering requisitions submitted by the purchaser’s conveyancer
  • Proceeding to exchange of contracts and then preparing for completion
  • Accepting the sale proceeds and transferring funds to the vendor, the estate agent and repaying the mortgage (where applicable)

Neighboring Locations

Fleetwood
Heysham
Cleveleys
Thornton Cleveleys
Blackpool
Lytham
Lytham St Annes
Poulton Le Fylde

*Source acknowledgement: House price data produced by Land Registry as well data supplied by Lexsure Ltd.

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